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Public holidays in Egypt 2027

Egypt has 11 public holiday dates in 2027, 7 of them on a working day, and 7 long weekends. The next one is Coptic Christmas Day, in 59 days (Thursday, January 7, 2027).

Next holiday · Coptic Christmas Day
59 days
Thursday, January 7, 2027
  • Thu, Jan 28January 25th Revolution and National Police Dayin 80 days
  • Tue, Mar 9Eid al-Fitrin 120 days

2027 holiday calendar

16 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 7ThuCoptic Christmas Dayin 59 days
Jan 28ThuJanuary 25th Revolution and National Police Day observedin 80 days
Mar 9TueEid al-Fitr estimatedin 120 days
Mar 10WedEid al-Fitr estimatedin 121 days
Apr 29ThuSinai Liberation Day observedin 171 days
May 1SatLabor Dayin 173 days
May 3MonLunar New Yearin 175 days
May 15SatDay of Arafah estimatedin 187 days
May 16SunEid al-Adha estimatedin 188 days
May 17MonEid al-Adha estimatedin 189 days
May 18TueEid al-Adha estimatedin 190 days
Jun 10ThuIslamic New Year observed estimatedin 213 days
Jul 1ThuJune 30 Revolution Day observedin 234 days
Jul 23FriJuly 23 Revolution Dayin 256 days
Aug 14SatProphet's Birthday estimatedin 278 days
Oct 7ThuArmed Forces Day observedin 332 days
observed

When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.

estimated

Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.

Long weekends in 2027

Assumes a Friday and Saturday weekend.

  • Thu, Jan 7 – Sat, Jan 9Coptic Christmas Day3 days
  • Thu, Jan 28 – Sat, Jan 30January 25th Revolution and National Police Day3 days
  • Thu, Apr 29 – Sat, May 1Sinai Liberation Day, Labor Day3 days
  • Fri, May 14 – Tue, May 18Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha5 days
  • Thu, Jun 10 – Sat, Jun 12Islamic New Year3 days
  • Thu, Jul 1 – Sat, Jul 3June 30 Revolution Day3 days
  • Thu, Oct 7 – Sat, Oct 9Armed Forces Day3 days

Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away

Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.

What is this?

A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.

  • Take Thu, Mar 11Eid al-Fitr5 days off
  • Take Sun, May 2Sinai Liberation Day, Labor Day, Lunar New Year5 days off

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National public holidays from official government sources, compiled through the open-source holidays dataset and reviewed by Glassyear. Last verified Monday, November 9, 2026. Data & methodology · Report a correction

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